The Washington Times, March 4th, 2006
Byline: Sarah Woodruff, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
By Sarah Woodruff, age 13 , Catoctin Academy, Purcellville
A real reading treasure, Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer" takes you back in time to experience what life was like for 13-year-old Jessie, one of the newest and youngest passengers on the slave ship "The Moonlight."
This story vividly portrays the horrors of the slave business. It takes you, the reader, back to the mid-1800s and gives you a window into one of the worst profit-makers of all time. Although it is a shame to say so, this story is historically accurate at portraying ...
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